بَعُدَ القَريبُ وَأَعوَزَ المَطلوبُ

بَعُدَ القَريبُ وَأَعوَزَ المَطلوبُ

وَعَدَتكَ عَنهُ حَوادِثٌ وَخُطوبُ

وَعَدَتكَ عَنهُ حَوادِثٌ وَخُطوبُ

The one once near has grown distant, and what is sought is beyond reach.

The near is far, the sought is out of reach,

And events and calamities have kept you from him.

Events and misfortunes have turned you away.

وَمُنيتَ مِن بُعدِ الحَبيبِ بِعاذِلٍ

وَمُنيتَ مِن بُعدِ الحَبيبِ بِعاذِلٍ

يَلحى وَيَعجَبُ أَن يَحِنَّ كَئيبُ

يَلحى وَيَعجَبُ أَن يَحِنَّ كَئيبُ

And with the beloved far away, you are plagued by a reproacher,

You've suffered without your beloved, blamed

Who rebukes you and marvels that one in sorrow should yearn.

By one who wonders that a sad one should grieve.

قالوا أَساءَ حَبيبُهُ فَأَجَبتُهُم

قالوا أَساءَ حَبيبُهُ فَأَجَبتُهُم

إِنَّ الحَبيبَ وَإِن أَساءَ حَبيبُ

إِنَّ الحَبيبَ وَإِن أَساءَ حَبيبُ

They said, "His beloved did wrong," so I answered them:

They said, "His lover mistreated him," and I replied,

Indeed, the beloved, even if he does wrong, remains beloved.

"Even when the beloved is cruel, he's still the beloved."

إِنَّ المُحِبَّ وَإِن أَقامَ بِأَهلِهِ

إِنَّ المُحِبَّ وَإِن أَقامَ بِأَهلِهِ

ما لَم يَكُن فيمَن يُحِبُّ غَريبُ

ما لَم يَكُن فيمَن يُحِبُّ غَريبُ

Indeed, the lover, even if he dwells among his own people,

The lover, though settled among his own people,

Is a stranger unless he is among those he loves.

Is a stranger, if his beloved is not with him.